Cartoonists around the world have revealed - through their contributions to the Cartoonists Against Bullying anthology - that bullying is a problem in each of their communities. The findings were gleaned from the release of two years of submissions of works to the anthology, Cartoonists Against Bullying, which was released this month and contains 56 pages of works from 16 different cartoonists across the globe.
According to the anthology’s publisher and editor Melaina, when she sent out her call for submissions for an anthology called Cartoonists Against Bullying, she expected to receive submissions from a few local artists. Instead, stories began appearing in her inbox from all over the world – Croatia, Japan, Iran, Scotland, the UK and throughout the US, making it clear that bullying is a world-wide problem.
According to a poll conducted earlier this year by Ipsos, one in ten (12%) of parents online, around the world, say their child has been cyber-bullied; 24% say they know of a child in their community who has been bullied.
Recognizing that bullying is a problem in each of their communities, the contributing artists have donated their time and talent to this project for nothing more than a single copy of the publication and the hope that they may save the life of a teen who may be experiencing bullying.
“Bullying turned five years of my own life into hell,” states contributing artist Simon Taylor. “I hope my work can provide some sort of comfort, however small, for someone going through the same thing.”
“Bullying - as the basis for all future cruelty and ugliness in human life - is one of the most important challenges we face today,” says contributing artist Donna Barr. “This book takes on the challenge, through the voices of those who have faced the inhumanity first hand."
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